We are proud of our award-winning employees! This page includes awards and recognitions they've received over the years, with an emphasis on UMBC awards.

UMBC Provost's Library Faculty Award

Awarded every two years to a member of the AOK Library & Gallery faculty with permanent status who has made significant contributions to the Library and the University through service, teaching/librarianship, and research, sustained leadership and performance, and working above and beyond assigned responsibilities.

• 2023 - Katy Sullivan, Reference

• 2021 - Lindsey Loeper, Special Collections

• 2019 - Joanna Gadsby, Reference

UMBC Presidential Faculty & Staff Awards

• 2021 - Kathy Chetelat, Interlibrary Loan, Karen L. Wensch Endowment Award for Outstanding Non-Exempt Staff

  • This award was established to recognize outstanding non-exempt staff in one or more of the following areas:  fully engaged with the UMBC community; dedicated to UMBC; routine performance above and beyond the requirements of the position; extraordinary customer service; personal commitment and persistence in the work; excellent problem-solving skills; high professional standards; community involvement off campus; and advocate for non-exempt staff at UMBC.

Other UMBC Awards

• 2021 - Vicki Sipe, Technical Services, Lavender Legacy Award, Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion, and Belonging (i3b)

  • The Lavender Legacy Award is awarded to a past or current LGBTQ+-identified UMBC community member who has left a timeless impact on the UMBC LGBTQ+ community and who have been part of the UMBC community for at least three years. This person has gone above and beyond by demonstrating leadership in the LGBTQ+ community through demonstrating courage, compassion, partnership, and/or common courtesy. This award may go to anyone who's priceless contribution to UMBC's LGBTQ+ community echoes the celebration of diversity for which our institution is known.

• 2019 - Beck Hertl, Reference, LGBTQ+ Advocate of the Year, Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion, and Belonging (i3b)

  • The recipient of the LGBTQ+ Advocate of the Year Award is someone who consistently shows a dedication to serving LGBTQ+ people at UMBC or in the greater LGBTQ+ community through their activism, research, or civic engagement. This person recognizes the challenges unique to many LGBTQ+ people and seeks to contribute to LGBTQ+ communities facing these challenges through their service. The person’s passion for service is evident to all those who surround them.

• 2023 – 2024 - Laura Weathers, Presidential Distinguished Non-Exempt Staff

  • The Presidential Distinguished Staff Award, Non-Exempt Staff recognizes exceptional performance and service by a full-time member of the non-exempt staff. To be eligible for consideration, nominees must have been employed by UMBC for at least five years and have a career distinguished by dedication to achieving the university’s mission and goals by service to the campus. Recipients are nominated by their colleagues across campus and selected by UMBC’s Staff Awards Committee.